John Preskill & Ken Goldberg: can quantum computers make robots smarter?

Here's the Spotify version. Spotify has episode comments too, so I kept the "Now your turn" section. You could also turn one of those questions into a Spotify poll (there's a Polls tab on the episode page), which listeners can answer with one tap.
Kai, The Quantum Kid, explores what happens when quantum computing meets robotics!
We have two amazing guests:
• John Preskill, Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech, who coined the term "quantum supremacy"
• Ken Goldberg, William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering at UC Berkeley
We discuss how quantum computers could help robots make smarter decisions and solve problems faster, and what this could mean for the future of intelligent machines. We also talk about uncertainty, both in quantum physics and in robotics.
Kai also heads to a super cool robotics lab in Zurich, ANYbotics, to talk to Ayla Watsuji, Robotics Mechanical Engineer. There, he meets ANYmal, a robot dog the size of a Labrador that can walk, climb stairs, and go where it's dangerous for humans. And, as Kai puts it, "it's veeeeeryyyy cute!"
Quantum computers don't just calculate faster. They think differently. Could that give robots new abilities?
Chapters:
0:00 Exploring a robot lab
3:46 Meeting the experts
5:13 Challenges of uncertainty
6:54 Defining quantum uncertainty
9:59 The role of computation
12:20 AI, data, and synthesis
15:17 Quantum speed for robotics
19:13 Future of quantum hardware
22:22 Robots and human interaction
26:40 Closing thoughts
👇 Now your turn:
• How do you think robots might use quantum computers?
• What should robots be able to do that they can't do today?
• Would you trust a quantum-powered robot?
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